What I mean is this is a tactic they use called "discredit by association." Let some truth slip, but make sure it's delivered by someone unlikable or in some way easy to dismiss. Then you set up the association is the listener's brain that "well this person is retarded, so what they're saying must be equally retarded."
uvulectomy 0 points 22 hours ago
What I mean is this is a tactic they use called "discredit by association." Let some truth slip, but make sure it's delivered by someone unlikable or in some way easy to dismiss. Then you set up the association is the listener's brain that "well this person is retarded, so what they're saying must be equally retarded."
Also known as "poisoning the well."